Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwēþiją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Derived from *kweþaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- (“to say”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʷeː.θi.jɑ̃/

Noun

*kwēþiją n (North Germanic)

1. poem
2. song

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *kwēþiją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kwēþiją	*kwēþijō
vocative	*kwēþiją	*kwēþijō
accusative	*kwēþiją	*kwēþijō
genitive	*kwēþijas, *kwēþīs	*kwēþijǫ̂
dative	*kwēþijai	*kwēþijamaz
instrumental	*kwēþijō	*kwēþijamiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: kvæði
  • Icelandic: kvæði
  • Faroese: kvæði
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvæde
  • Old Swedish: kvǣde, kvǣde
    • Swedish: kväde